Inspirational Quotes by Jim Henson and The Muppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2N2ngLYEoMo Inspirational Quotes by Jim Henson and The Muppets Presentation by Tiffany Watson

Wake up in the Morning Get yourself to work Fraggles never fool around Wake up in the Morning Get yourself to work Fraggles never fool around. Fraggles never shirk. Your duty’s always waiting And duty must by done. There’s Ping-Pong games that must be played And songs that must be sung. - Gobo and the Fraggles

You could be a coward, you could be a king You could be the kind of kid who teaches us to sing You could be whatever your little heart desires You could be a walkin’, talkin’, breathin’ ball of fire. Sometimes a mountain, sometimes a stone Sometimes a river windin’ round to find a home You could crawl away, you could fly higher You could be a walkin’ talkin’ breathin’ ball of fire. - Cactus Fraggle

Listening is the first step and the last step. - Cactus Fraggle

Anybody’s lover, everybody’s brother, I wanna be your lifetime friend, Crazy as a rocket, nothing in my pocket, I keep it at the rainbow’s end. I never think of money; I think of milk and honey, Grinnin’ like a Cheshire cat, I focus on the pleasure, something I can treasure. Can you picture that? Fact is, there’s nothing out there you can’t do. Yeah, even Santa Claus believes in you. Beat down the walls, Begin, believe, behold, begat. Be a better drummer; be an up-an’-comer. Can you picture that?! - Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem

A driver was talking to me today asking, “Did you ever, in your wildest dreams, think you would have success like this?” The honest answer to this, which I do occasionally admit, is that yes, I’ve always known I would be very successful in anything I decided to do – and it turned out to be puppetry. - Jim Henson

Whenever characters become self-important or sentimental in the Muppets, then there’s always another character there to blow them up immediately. - frank Oz

Moving right along In search of good times And good news, With good friends you can’t lose. This could become a habit. Opportunity just knocked, Let’s reach out and grab it, Together we’ll nab it, We’ll hitch-hike, bus, or yellow cab it. - Kermit and Fozzie

If our “message” is anything, it’s a positive approach to life If our “message” is anything, it’s a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good. - Jim Henson

I know that it’s easier to portray a world that’s filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence. That’s titillating. It’s an easy out. What’s a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways conflicts can be resolved, and to show that you can have a positive impact on your world To do that, you have to put yourself out on a limb, take chances, and run the risk of being called a do-gooder. - Jim Henson

Reference: Henson, Jim, The Muppets and friends. It’s Not Easy Being Green and other Things to Consider. The Jim Henson Company, Inc. New York, NY. 2005.